You hear all the time about heart healthy foods, but did you know that chocolate is one of those? It is great news to those of us that love it, but what kind of chocolate is the best, and how much do you need to eat to get the benefits?

Listen as Hillary Joel, a Tidelands Health Dietitian, discusses super foods for a healthy heart that also include an all time favorite, chocolate!

Kidney stones are material that forms from substances in the urine. Many kidney stones pass out of the body without help from a doctor, however, there are times when a stone will not go away. This is when your physician might recommend medical intervention to dissolve the stone.

In this podcast, Yu-Kuan Lin, MD, discusses kidney stones and how your diet can make a big difference in the formation of stones.

Those who experience digestive distress after eating may consider a low FODMAP diet. FODMAP stands for fermentable, olio-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols. In essence, these foods are short-chain carbohydrates that act like fast food in the body.

How can you change your health and wellness by following the "bulletproof" way?

Famous bio-hacker, Dave Asprey, is the creator of the popular Bulletproof Coffee and host of Bulletproof Radio podcast.

Dave joins Dr. Darria to discuss his theories and strategies for affecting amazing physical and mental change in the body. Dave delves into his diet, now available to the masses and his new book, Bulletproof: The Cookbook. He also explains exactly what he does in the name of improved performance and health.

The Blue Zones Project helps people implement strategies to increase their longevity.

After years studying the four “Blue Zones,” the areas of the world where people live the longest, the Blue Zones project has spawned multiple books, a consulting company, community improvement and policy programs, and helped countless people implement strategies to increase their longevity.

Blue Zones VP, Tony Buettner, gives listeners a look into the common threads that the individuals in Blue Zones have, from diet to exercise to mental focus, as well as how you can design your life to be similar to theirs.

National Kale Day founder, Dr. Drew Ramsey, shares the origin of National Kale Day, why he champions this vegetable, and how and why to include more brain foods like kale in your diet.

Psychiatrist, EVEN Hotels board member, and National Kale Day founder, Dr. Drew Ramsey, shares the origin of National Kale Day, why he champions this vegetable, and how and why to include more brain foods like kale in your diet.

The third annual National Kale Day is October 7, 2015, with events taking place across the country.

Nneka Leiba explains how the Environmental Working Group’s Food Scores Database can tell people about the food they’re cooking and eating.

With a passion for environmental issues, Nneka Leiba works at the Environmental Working Group as the Deputy Director of Research.

In this segment, she joins Dr. Darria to explain how EWG’s Food Scores Database rates products and foods and how consumers can use this information to buy foods that are environmentally-friendly as well as more nutritious.

Nneka Leiba explains how the Environmental Working Group’s Food Scores Database can tell people about the food they’re cooking and eating.

With a passion for environmental issues, Nneka Leiba works at the Environmental Working Group as the Deputy Director of Research.

In this segment, she joins Dr. Darria to explain how EWG’s Food Scores Database rates products and foods and how consumers can use this information to buy foods that are environmentally-friendly as well as more nutritious.

The American Heart Association has, for the first time, identified health factors and lifestyle behaviors its research indicates are necessary to keep your heart in good shape.

The AHA says ideal cardiovascular health for adults is defined by these health measures.

Listen in as Dr. Joe P. Chauvapun, a board certified Vascular Surgeon and a member of the medical staff at Palmdale Regional Medical Center, goes over a few of these simple steps, to take charge of your health and lead a fuller life!

Maintaining a healthy eating habit is hard under normal circumstances. However, when going through cancer treatment, it can be even more challenging. Nausea, fatigue and other side effects of treatment can make eating a very difficult thing to do. It is important to try to make healthy eating a priority to help maintain your energy during treatment.

Complementary nutritional services are offered to our patients at the Strecker Cancer Center.

Listen in as Kayleigh Ticknor, MS discusses the variety of services that are offered, including individualized patient assessment and the development of a unique patient-specific nutritional plan and education on healthy eating through treatment and beyond.

While there are established guidelines for a diabetic diet, many people with diabetes are tempted to try other options – mainly Keto, Paleo, and the Mediterranean diet. But are these good options for managing diabetes long term?

Katy McDermott, RDN, CDE, Outpatient Dietitcian and Diabetes Educator at Marin General Hospital's Braden Diabetes Center, weighs in on the pros and cons of these popular ways of eating for people with diabetes. Each of these three diets can have short-term benefits, but there are drawbacks to making any one of them your default way of eating. Listen and learn more about healthy eating for those with diabetes.

For those frequently experiencing stomach pain, sensitivity or irritation, a food allergy or intolerance may be at the root of the problem.

Dr. Rober Shmuts, a gastroenterologist at Lourdes Medical Center, discusses celiac disease, and other food-related sensitivities or allergies and what treatment options might be available at Lourdes Health System.

Hot snacks may be causing problems for kids with other health issues. Dr. Cary Cavender, gastroenterologist and Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, discusses what kind of damage these hot snacks can cause a child.

Heart-healthy eating is such an important way to lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. Kim Brown, BS, RDN, CDE shares her best tips on heart healthy eating, how to prepare heart healthy foods in some interesting ways and how you can get the most benefit for your heart through the food you eat.

Are you currently taking nutritional supplements? How should you decide what to take and what are their potential benefits?

Even though you may eat healthily, you may not be receiving the appropriate amount of essential nutrients to fuel your body. Nutritional supplements may be a great way to give your body the nutrients it may be lacking.

Maria McIntosh, RD, discusses the questions you should ask when choosing the right nutritional supplement to help boost your health and energy.

Having a garden right in your yard not only gives you fresh, healthy options to eat, but the time you spend outside in your garden gives you many health benefits as well.

Elizabeth Tarabour, RDN, shares how easy it is to grow herbs inside your house, the many benefits of cooking with them, as well as easy items to plant outside that can give you fresh veggies for the whole season.

Getting kids to eat healthy is not always easy. However, that doesn't mean it is impossible. There are some tried and true tips to getting your kids to try new foods and even to help change how they view healthy eating.

Here to help you direct your children away from unhealthy snacks and junk food, and toward alternatives that both taste good and are good for them is Maria McIntosh. She is a Registered Dietitian and Clinical Nurse Manager at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.